Jet skiers fined after obstructing launch of Wightlink Ferry in Portsmouth Harbour
The two men pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Magistrates Court to breaching the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order (2005) after entering the middle of one of the main shipping channels in the harbour on November 18 last year.
This led to obstructing the departure of the ferry and the men then conducted erratic manoeuvres in the harbour before being intercepted by the Ministry of Defence police.
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Deputy Queen’s Harbour Master Gideon Sherwood said: ‘It is our priority to ensure the safety and security of all port users and I welcome this clear message to those who choose to ignore or to flaunt the rules.’